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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A &#039;&#039;&#039;conflict of interest&#039;&#039;&#039; is any situation where someone in a position to make a decision, is under obligations or strong incentives to make it favour two competing interests. For instance, if one has a government job and also owns shares in a company that will benefit from the decision one makes &quot;for the people&quot;, one is expected to announce this and withdraw from the decision, to let others make it without conflict or the appearance of conflict.<br /> <br /> An [[independent board]] is the main way both nonprofit and for-profit organizations place supervision of critical decisions in the hands of those who will make them for the good of the organization or the stakeholders as a whole. Lack of such a board is almost certainly evidence of corruption, in nonprofit circles, though it is usually more excusable in private enterprise.<br /> <br /> The [[Consumerium Governance Organization]] must be very careful to avoid any conflict of interest, especially with those who might be using it to promote a particular technology or data source.</div>

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